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4.3/5
From 9,810 reviews

88%
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Find the best budget hostels in San Diego at Booking.com. The perfect dorms and other cheap accommodations are waiting for you near San Diego Convention Center, Downtown San Diego and SeaWorld San Diego. Fellow backpackers and youth travelers have booked affordable hostels near Gaslamp Quarter, Pacific Beach and Coronado. There is no need to worry about your San Diego vacation with Booking.com's great rates and availability.

Located a 5-minute walk from the Gaslamp Quarter, this East Village San Diego hostel provides free Wi-Fi and a free daily continental breakfast. A common room features a DVD player and a XBOX system.
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Hector

Chihuahua, Mexico

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They were really nice, it has a lot of style.Location is good for the comicon a few blocks from distance, meeting peopleand roomate its fun, you will have a lot of fun is you stay there, intertnet speed
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Score from 250 reviews:
Excellent
8.6
There are 3 people looking at this hostel.

In a Victorian house in the heart of downtown San Diego, this hostel has dormitory rooms with free Wi-Fi. It serves daily free cooked meals and daily free guided local adventure activities.
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Rowan

san francisco, United States of America

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The atmosphere of this hostel was the best that either I or my friend have experienced. We left having made some amazing friends and wonderful memories. The staff was incredible. Can't say enough good
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Hostel On 3rd
542 3rd Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101, United States of America

Score from 139 reviews:
Good
7.9
1 person is looking at this hostel.

Featuring a daily continental breakfast, this hostel provides linens in all of its dormitory rooms. A shared kitchen is available. The Gaslamp Quarter is less than a 5-minute walk away.
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Greg

tijauna, Mexico

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There is a song sung by guns and roses , it says when you have a job to do, do it well. Hostel on 3rd does this , all staff are friendly and helpful, it is clean with a good breakfast and interesting travelers.
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Just a 2-minute walk to the beach, Ocean Beach International Hostel is in San Diego. Surfboards and body boards can be rented on site. Guest can enjoy a free daily breakfast. Free Wi-Fi is included.
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Lawrence

warrington, United Kingdom

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I arrived at the hostel with what can be described as the worlds driest mouth after an afternoon on the beach, I was greated by a lovely receptionist called Hannah, she made checkin really easy with no
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